coil

coil around (someone or something)

To twist around someone or something. A reflexive pronoun can be used between "coil" and "around." The explorer froze when he felt the snake coil itself around his leg. That vine is now coiling around the tree—is there any way I can move it?

coil up

To curl oneself or something into a small, compact position. A noun or pronoun can be used between "coil" and "up." The snake coiled itself up and began hissing at us. Coil up that hose when you're done with it.

See also: coil, up

coil up into (something)

To curl oneself or something into a certain shape. A noun or pronoun can be used between "coil" and "up." Unfortunately, the yarn in this basket is all coiled up into a ball—it'll take some time to untangle it.

See also: coil, up

shuffle off

1. Literally, to leave or depart while dragging or sliding one's feet. The child shuffled off after being scolded by his parents. We all shuffled off back to our desks after the lunch break ended.

2. To leave or depart, especially slowly, gradually, or reluctantly. The party carried on into the night, and people didn't start shuffling off until nearly dawn. The student shuffled off dejectedly out of class after finding out she'd gotten a D on her test.

3. To dispose, get rid, or divest oneself of something, especially in a hasty or evasive manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shuffle" and "off", in which case it is usually followed by "(on)to (someone or something)." The politician has been shuffling off his investments in the company to avoid public perception of corruption. We've been shuffling these tasks off to our smaller teams to allow our bigger teams to focus on our more important projects.

4. To avoid, evade, or neglect something, especially some duty or responsibility. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shuffle" and "off", in which case it is usually followed by "(on)to (someone or something)." We all shuffled off classes for the day and took the train out to Coney Island. It came to light that Bill had been shuffling his reports off onto his secretary so that he could go out drinking.

shuffle off this mortal coil

To die. An allusion to a line in Shakespeare's Hamlet, in which Hamlet muses on what happens to the spirit after death. I've been giving my money away to my children over the past few years—I don't want them squabbling over it when I shuffle off this mortal coil. I heard that Jenkins shuffled off this mortal coil over the weekend.

See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, this

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

coil (itself) around someone or something

[for something or an animal] to wrap itself around someone or something. The monkey's tail coiled itself around the branch. The huge python coiled around poor Roger.

coil (itself) up

[for something] to wrap or roll itself into a coil. The snake coiled itself up, trying to hide. It coiled up, ready to strike.

See also: coil, up

coil (itself) up into something

[for something] to wrap or twist itself into a particular shape. The frightened snaked coiled itself up into a knot. The spring coiled up into its original shape.

See also: coil, up

coil something up

to roll or twist something into a coil. Maria coiled the strip of stamps up and put them in the little dispenser. Please coil up the rope.

See also: coil, up

shuffle off this mortal coil

Euph. to die. (Often jocular or formal euphemism. Not often used in consoling someone.) Cousin Fred shuffled off this mortal coil after suffering a heart attack. When I shuffle off this mortal coil, I want to go out in style—bells, flowers, and a long, boring funeral.

See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, this

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

shuffle off

1. Get rid of, act evasively, as in They've tried to shuffle off public inquiries about the safety of their planes. This usage, dating from about 1600, also appears in the oft-quoted shuffle off this mortal coil, from Shakespeare's Hamlet (3:1), where it means "become freed from the turmoil of life," that is, "die."

2. Move away reluctantly, dragging one's feet, as in The prisoners shuffled off to their work detail. [Late 1500s]

shuffle off this mortal coil

die. literary

Shuffle off this mortal coil is a quotation from Shakespeare 's Hamlet. This mortal coil is sometimes used independently to mean ‘the fact or state of being alive’, with the suggestion that this is a troublesome state, since coil retains here its archaic sense of ‘turmoil’.

1986 Dudley Moore Off-Beat He was just one of a number of distinguished composers who have shuffled off their mortal coil in a variety of unusual ways.

See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, this

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

shuffle off this mortal ˈcoil

(old-fashioned or humorous) die: They believe that when they shuffle off this mortal coil their souls will become stars.This expression comes from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.

See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, this

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

shuffle off

1. To go with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet: The sleepy children shuffled off to bed.

2. To leave; depart: Toward the end of the evening, the guests shuffled off one by one.

3. To rid oneself of something; dispose of or relocate something: I have not been able to shuffle off my embarrassment. The computer program automatically shuffles the outdated files off to another disk.

4. To evade or shirk something, such as a responsibility: He shuffled off his responsibilities and went to the beach. She shuffled her work off onto others because she wasn't feeling well.

shuffle off this mortal coil

Die. This phrase that appears in Hamlet combines the archaic meaning of two words. “Shuffle” meant “rid,” while “coil” meant “troubles.” As Shakespeare put it, “What dreams may come / When we have shuffled off this mortal coil / Must give us pause.”

See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, this

Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price

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coil around
coil around (someone or something)
build around
build around (someone or something)
carry (someone or something) about
carry about
carry around
flash around
find way around
blab around

References in periodicals archive

The market research includes data from key manufacturers of Knee coils such as GE, Hitachi, Toshiba, Philips, Siemens Healthineers, Esaote, etc.

Knee Coil Market 2019: Global Key Players, Trends, Share, Industry Size, Segmentation, Opportunities, Forecast To 2024

Two devices were used, a cardiac gripper which was unsuccessful, and a Gastroenterology-specific rat-mouth device that succeeded by partial detachment (the distal part of the coil was strongly fixed in the artery requiring procedure cessation due to the risk of arterial rupture).

An affordable approach for the extraction of migrated foreign devices into pulmonary arteries

The change in the magnitude of the magnetic field in the case where the centres of the receive coil and transmit coil are perfectly aligned (misalignment is zero); the transmission coil is shifted 5 mm in the major axis direction of the ellipse until it becomes 25 mm.

Development and Application of Wireless Power Transmission Systems for Wireless ECG Sensors

Apparatus dew point is controlled by manipulating both the coil leaving air temperature and the fraction of the total air traversing the coil.

Coil Bypass AHUs: Avoiding Reheat in Health-Care Applications

Coil embolization to occlude aortopulmonary collateral vessels and shunts in patients with congenital heart disease.

EFFICACY OF MAJOR AORTOPULMONARY COLLATERAL ARTERIES COILING IN PATIENTS OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT

Microchannel coil with minor hail damage that required coil replacement due to inability to comb out damaged microchannel coils.

Hail damage to HVAC condenser coils

The second step of the analysis considered the theoretical effectiveness of 100 [micro]W/[cm.sup.2](0.394 in) coil face intensity (ASHRAE 2015) on a monolayer of biofilm at 2" (50.8 mm) of depth within the coil.

Restoring acceptable HVAC performance with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) coil treatment

All the software coil compression methods above work well with Cartesian data acquisitions.

A Feasibility Study of Geometric-Decomposition Coil Compression in MRI Radial Acquisitions

"Technically, I think it's going to be the highest specification coil tubing operation in the world," Wood says about the Aramco project.

Xtreme digs success in Saudi, eyes other Mideast markets

The acquired assets include a continuous anodising line for aluminium flat-rolled coil products, an automated batch anodising line for sheet aluminium anodising, and a cut-to-length line, Coil said.

Belgium's Coil buys bankrupt Italfinish for EUR 8.7m

Increasing shale gas extraction in China is likely to have a positive impact on coil tubing market in Asia Pacific.

Coil Tubing Market by Product Growth Trends and Forecast, 2015 to 2022 by Grand View Research

The metal detector works by transmitting a high-frequency signal into the Tx coil, which generates a magnetic field in the aperture.

Understanding challenging applications for improved metal detection

With respect to tunnels and spirals, the HH coil is perhaps the single-largest leap a food processor can make in moving equipment toward compliance with the most recent FSMA, AMI, USDA and 3A standards.

Andrew knowles, sales support/applications manager, JBT foodtech

Instead of extruding a round coil place a partial block over part of the coil to create a flat side on the round coil, this will allow you to attach it easier.

Using an extruder to create a uniform foot

The location of the implant inside the body of the patient and that of the external reader is of critical importance to achieve the maximum power in the coil of the implant.

Study of the effect of distance and misalignment between magnetically coupled coils for wireless power transfer in intraocular pressure measurement

词组	coil
释义	coil coil around (someone or something) To twist around someone or something. A reflexive pronoun can be used between "coil" and "around." The explorer froze when he felt the snake coil itself around his leg. That vine is now coiling around the tree—is there any way I can move it? See also: around, coil coil up To curl oneself or something into a small, compact position. A noun or pronoun can be used between "coil" and "up." The snake coiled itself up and began hissing at us. Coil up that hose when you're done with it. See also: coil, up coil up into (something) To curl oneself or something into a certain shape. A noun or pronoun can be used between "coil" and "up." Unfortunately, the yarn in this basket is all coiled up into a ball—it'll take some time to untangle it. See also: coil, up shuffle off 1. Literally, to leave or depart while dragging or sliding one's feet. The child shuffled off after being scolded by his parents. We all shuffled off back to our desks after the lunch break ended. 2. To leave or depart, especially slowly, gradually, or reluctantly. The party carried on into the night, and people didn't start shuffling off until nearly dawn. The student shuffled off dejectedly out of class after finding out she'd gotten a D on her test. 3. To dispose, get rid, or divest oneself of something, especially in a hasty or evasive manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shuffle" and "off", in which case it is usually followed by "(on)to (someone or something)." The politician has been shuffling off his investments in the company to avoid public perception of corruption. We've been shuffling these tasks off to our smaller teams to allow our bigger teams to focus on our more important projects. 4. To avoid, evade, or neglect something, especially some duty or responsibility. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shuffle" and "off", in which case it is usually followed by "(on)to (someone or something)." We all shuffled off classes for the day and took the train out to Coney Island. It came to light that Bill had been shuffling his reports off onto his secretary so that he could go out drinking. See also: off, shuffle shuffle off this mortal coil To die. An allusion to a line in Shakespeare's Hamlet, in which Hamlet muses on what happens to the spirit after death. I've been giving my money away to my children over the past few years—I don't want them squabbling over it when I shuffle off this mortal coil. I heard that Jenkins shuffled off this mortal coil over the weekend. See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, this Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. coil (itself) around someone or something [for something or an animal] to wrap itself around someone or something. The monkey's tail coiled itself around the branch. The huge python coiled around poor Roger. See also: around, coil coil (itself) up [for something] to wrap or roll itself into a coil. The snake coiled itself up, trying to hide. It coiled up, ready to strike. See also: coil, up coil (itself) up into something [for something] to wrap or twist itself into a particular shape. The frightened snaked coiled itself up into a knot. The spring coiled up into its original shape. See also: coil, up coil something up to roll or twist something into a coil. Maria coiled the strip of stamps up and put them in the little dispenser. Please coil up the rope. See also: coil, up shuffle off this mortal coil Euph. to die. (Often jocular or formal euphemism. Not often used in consoling someone.) Cousin Fred shuffled off this mortal coil after suffering a heart attack. When I shuffle off this mortal coil, I want to go out in style—bells, flowers, and a long, boring funeral. See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, this McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. shuffle off 1. Get rid of, act evasively, as in They've tried to shuffle off public inquiries about the safety of their planes. This usage, dating from about 1600, also appears in the oft-quoted shuffle off this mortal coil, from Shakespeare's Hamlet (3:1), where it means "become freed from the turmoil of life," that is, "die." 2. Move away reluctantly, dragging one's feet, as in The prisoners shuffled off to their work detail. [Late 1500s] See also: off, shuffle The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. shuffle off this mortal coil die. literary Shuffle off this mortal coil is a quotation from Shakespeare 's Hamlet. This mortal coil is sometimes used independently to mean ‘the fact or state of being alive’, with the suggestion that this is a troublesome state, since coil retains here its archaic sense of ‘turmoil’. 1986 Dudley Moore Off-Beat He was just one of a number of distinguished composers who have shuffled off their mortal coil in a variety of unusual ways. See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, this Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary shuffle off this mortal ˈcoil (old-fashioned or humorous) die: They believe that when they shuffle off this mortal coil their souls will become stars.This expression comes from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, this Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary shuffle off v. 1. To go with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet: The sleepy children shuffled off to bed. 2. To leave; depart: Toward the end of the evening, the guests shuffled off one by one. 3. To rid oneself of something; dispose of or relocate something: I have not been able to shuffle off my embarrassment. The computer program automatically shuffles the outdated files off to another disk. 4. To evade or shirk something, such as a responsibility: He shuffled off his responsibilities and went to the beach. She shuffled her work off onto others because she wasn't feeling well. See also: off, shuffle The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. shuffle off this mortal coil Die. This phrase that appears in Hamlet combines the archaic meaning of two words. “Shuffle” meant “rid,” while “coil” meant “troubles.” As Shakespeare put it, “What dreams may come / When we have shuffled off this mortal coil / Must give us pause.” See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, this Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: coil around coil around (someone or something) build around build around (someone or something) carry (someone or something) about carry about carry around flash around find way around blab around References in periodicals archive The market research includes data from key manufacturers of Knee coils such as GE, Hitachi, Toshiba, Philips, Siemens Healthineers, Esaote, etc. Knee Coil Market 2019: Global Key Players, Trends, Share, Industry Size, Segmentation, Opportunities, Forecast To 2024 Two devices were used, a cardiac gripper which was unsuccessful, and a Gastroenterology-specific rat-mouth device that succeeded by partial detachment (the distal part of the coil was strongly fixed in the artery requiring procedure cessation due to the risk of arterial rupture). An affordable approach for the extraction of migrated foreign devices into pulmonary arteries The change in the magnitude of the magnetic field in the case where the centres of the receive coil and transmit coil are perfectly aligned (misalignment is zero); the transmission coil is shifted 5 mm in the major axis direction of the ellipse until it becomes 25 mm. Development and Application of Wireless Power Transmission Systems for Wireless ECG Sensors Apparatus dew point is controlled by manipulating both the coil leaving air temperature and the fraction of the total air traversing the coil. Coil Bypass AHUs: Avoiding Reheat in Health-Care Applications Coil embolization to occlude aortopulmonary collateral vessels and shunts in patients with congenital heart disease. EFFICACY OF MAJOR AORTOPULMONARY COLLATERAL ARTERIES COILING IN PATIENTS OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT Microchannel coil with minor hail damage that required coil replacement due to inability to comb out damaged microchannel coils. Hail damage to HVAC condenser coils The second step of the analysis considered the theoretical effectiveness of 100 [micro]W/[cm.sup.2](0.394 in) coil face intensity (ASHRAE 2015) on a monolayer of biofilm at 2" (50.8 mm) of depth within the coil. Restoring acceptable HVAC performance with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) coil treatment All the software coil compression methods above work well with Cartesian data acquisitions. A Feasibility Study of Geometric-Decomposition Coil Compression in MRI Radial Acquisitions "Technically, I think it's going to be the highest specification coil tubing operation in the world," Wood says about the Aramco project. Xtreme digs success in Saudi, eyes other Mideast markets The acquired assets include a continuous anodising line for aluminium flat-rolled coil products, an automated batch anodising line for sheet aluminium anodising, and a cut-to-length line, Coil said. Belgium's Coil buys bankrupt Italfinish for EUR 8.7m Increasing shale gas extraction in China is likely to have a positive impact on coil tubing market in Asia Pacific. Coil Tubing Market by Product Growth Trends and Forecast, 2015 to 2022 by Grand View Research The metal detector works by transmitting a high-frequency signal into the Tx coil, which generates a magnetic field in the aperture. Understanding challenging applications for improved metal detection With respect to tunnels and spirals, the HH coil is perhaps the single-largest leap a food processor can make in moving equipment toward compliance with the most recent FSMA, AMI, USDA and 3A standards. Andrew knowles, sales support/applications manager, JBT foodtech Instead of extruding a round coil place a partial block over part of the coil to create a flat side on the round coil, this will allow you to attach it easier. Using an extruder to create a uniform foot The location of the implant inside the body of the patient and that of the external reader is of critical importance to achieve the maximum power in the coil of the implant. Study of the effect of distance and misalignment between magnetically coupled coils for wireless power transfer in intraocular pressure measurement
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